Iain Glen as Sir Richard Carlisle of Downton Abbey

A longtime actor in both TV and film, Glen played the villainous suitor to Lady Mary’s hand with cutthroat aplomb. While Glen has made a career of playing strong-willed men handy with a sword (or, in publishing baron Sir Richard’s case, a pen), he also recently appeared as gentle Otto Frank in Masterpiece Theatre’s The Diary of Anne Frank.

Glen, who is also currently appearing in HBO’s Game of Thrones as the honorable Ser Jorah Mormont, will next be seen in the movie What About Love.